Garment pocket



l. M. FALK GARMENT POCKET Dec. 4, 1951 Filed Aug. 16, 1948 2SHEETS-SHEET l INVFNTOR. 'ZI- r'ng HZ Talk,

I. M. FALK GARMENT POCKET Dec; 4, 1951 Filed Aug. 16, 1948 2SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented Dec. 4, 1951 GARMENT POCKET Irving M. Falk,Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Nu Pocket Method Company, Philadelphia,Pa.

Application August 16, 1948, Serial No. 44,465

1 Claim. (01. 2-247) My invention relates to a new and useful garmentpocket and has for one of its objects to so construct and assemble thepocket in a garment that some of the ordinary operations are eliminatedand a clean, neat and strong structural item results from thecombination of parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pocket constructionparticularly adapted for use as a side or front pocket in a pair oftrousers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a unique way ofenclosing the raw edges of a pocket seam and a portion of a garment seamadjacent the line of attachment of the pocket to the garment to give aneat appearance to the assembly and a clean ravel-free pocket insides.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means forhanging one side edge of a pocket to a garment whereby greater supportis provided without causing a sagging effect to the garment in theregion of the location of a pocket.

A still further object of the invention is to utilize a new method ofattaching a pocket to a garment, such as a pair of trousers.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of thedetails of construction and combination of elements hereinafter setforth and then designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describeits construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is an outside face view of the upper part of a pair of trousersillustrating the relation of the side pocket to the other parts andshowing one form of pocket opening.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary inside view thereof in the region of the sidepocket which is partly broken away and the tape turned back.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 with all parts secured inplace.

Fig. 5 is an outside face view of the upper part of a pair of trousersopposite to that shown in Fig. 1 and illustrating another type of pocketopening.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section at about the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 with thepocket turned inside out as the elements are stitched during thepreliminary steps of the assembly.

Fig. '7 is a similar section after completion of the formation of thepocket and turned right side in.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged section at the line of Fig. 5.

In carrying out my invention as herein em formation of the pocketopening, a triangular area l5 of the front garment material section H isfolded in to provide an inclined edge I6, Fig. 1, for the pocketopening. If the turned in area of said front garment material sectionII, in the region of the pocket opening, is folded in evenly a straightedge 11, is provided.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the pocket I8 is formed by foldinga piece of pocket material upon itself and sewing the upper portion ofthe; outer panel l9 to the garment section ll between the main part andturned in area of said garment section H by the stitches 20.

The inner edge of a facing strip 2| is -stitched to the insidesurface ofthe pocket panel ,22 by stitches 23. A hanger strip 24' has an edgefolded into the contiguous edge of the garment section i2 and saidfolded portions and the outer edge of the facing strip 2i are sewntogether by stitches 25 in a single operation.

Finally a binding tape 26 is folded in U-shape and assembled to embraceand inclose the coinciding edges of the bottom and lower portion of theside of the pocket, as in Figs. 2 and 3, and then the upper portion ofthe edge of the inner panel 22 of the pocket and the inner edge of thehanger strip 24 are enclosed in the binding tape, as Figs. 2 and 4, andthe parts are sewn together by two parallel rows of stitches 21, Fig. 2,one row only passing through the binding tape. Thus the pocket below thepocket opening and its attachment to the hanger strip is accomplished inone operation.

In that form of structure illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, a facingstrip 28 is sewn along its inner longitudinal edge by stitches 3| to theside edge of the inner panel 29 of the pocket 30 in back to backrelation while the pocket material'is turned inside out. Then the facingstrip is folded to project outwardly from its sewn edge in a planesubstantially parallel to the pocket panel 29. Also a hanger strip 32 issewn along its inner longitudinal edge by stitches 34 to the side edgeof the pocket panel 33 in Thereafter, the 9 other longitudinal edge ofthe facing strip 28" is sewn to the edge of the other garmentsection. Hin the region of the pocket opening by stitches 36 while the parts arein face=to"face-relation.-'

The bottom and side edges of 'thepocketmw terial below the pocketopening.,are-.sti ll unat-itached but said pocket material is now turnedright side in and closed by folding a piece of binding tape 31 generally-u-shaped and assembling -said tape =to embrace and enclosethe"coin-*ciding bottom and side edges of the pocket material below-the pocketopening and the stitched edges of the facing strip and garment'se'ction[2 in the region 0f said pocket-opening: The binding tape-31 issewnin-place bythe stitches in the same mar-ineras shown in Fig. 2.

'everyinstancef the end of "the binding tape 31 along the' bottomofthe-pocket 'ongmau 'ex-' tends past the-fold ofthepocket=andthis'projeetingend-"is folded "in,= as'at "39, Fig. 8, to bepcsitioned'between'the pocket and the-contigu-- ous=garmentmaterial and:said folded end of thetape is tacked ir'rplace by stitches 40.

From the foregoing it-will' beapparent that I have --provided a simpleconstruction 'of-garment pocket which is not onlyneat in appearance andhas a clean smooth-interior surface; free of ravelings,- bilt-=also onein which the area-thereof adjacent its connection with the reargarmentsection" 12, where the greatest strain occurs; is suspended bythe hangerstflp away fromthe' garment sec tion edge to thereby reinforcethe connectionbe tween the garment-and pocket:

- Of *course I do not wish to be: limited *tothe exact detailsorconstruction -herei-n sh'own -and" 4 described as these may be variedwithin the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and useful is:

In a garment pocket, front and rear garment sections sewn togetherthroughout the major portions of their lengths forming a seam and beingfreeabove the seam to forms. pocket opening, the free edge of the frontgarment section folded inward at an angle to produce an inclined turnededge, a strip of pocket material folded upon itself on a ...ver.ticalline to provide outer and inner panels and disposed in the garmentwith'the upperportion of said outer panel between the main andinturriedparts of said front garment section andcsewn in place, a facing stripand a hanger strip sewn to the free edge of the rear garment-section,and said hanger strip sewn to the edge of the inner pocket panel andsaid facing strip. sewn to said inner pocket panel an appreciabledistancefrom thehanger strip and disposed to cover the latter, and abinding tape enclosingethe edges of both pocket panels along. thebottoms and side to the: pocket opening of the garment and th'ecoinciding edges of the hanger strip and inner panel of the pocket.

IRVING M. FALK.

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Kotzin Dec. 7, 1948

